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The EU Platform Workers Directive: What Gig Economy Employers Need to Know
The EU Platform Work Directive introduces a rebuttable presumption of employment for gig and platform workers, plus new algorithmic transparency rules, ahead of its December 2026 transposition deadline.
Auto-Enrolment Pensions in Ireland: An Employer's Guide to My Future Fund
Ireland's My Future Fund auto-enrolment pension scheme has been live since January 2026. Here's what employers need to know about eligibility, contributions and payroll obligations.
Pay Transparency in Job Adverts: What the New EU Rules Mean for Employers
The EU Pay Transparency Directive requires salary information in job adverts and bans asking candidates about pay history, with implementation due by June 2026. Here's what Irish and EU employers need to change in recruitment.
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Day-One Paternity, Parental and Bereaved Partner's Leave: A 2026 Guide
From 6 April 2026, paternity leave and unpaid parental leave become day-one rights in the UK, and a new entitlement to bereaved partner's leave is introduced. Here's what changes for employers and how to update policy.
Collective Redundancy Consultation: Process, Timelines and the New Doubled Penalties
From April 2026 the maximum protective award for inadequate collective redundancy consultation doubles from 90 to 180 days' pay per affected employee. Here's how the consultation process works and where employers most often get it wrong.
Extended Employment Tribunal Time Limits: What the 6-Month Window Means for Employers
From October 2026, most UK employees will have six months instead of three to bring an employment tribunal claim. Here's what the extension means for how long employers need to keep evidence and manage risk.
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Statutory Sick Pay Reform 2026: Day-One Rights and What's Changing
From 6 April 2026, the lower earnings limit and three-day waiting period for Statutory Sick Pay are removed, making SSP a day-one right for far more UK workers. Here's what employers need to change in payroll and policy.
The Fair Work Agency: What the New Employment Enforcement Body Means for Employers
The UK's new single enforcement body launches in April 2026 with powers to investigate and act on holiday pay, minimum wage, umbrella company and other breaches. Here's what employers need to know before it does.
Business Development and Client Relationships: A Guide for Lawyers
A practical guide to business development, relationship-building and cross-selling for solicitors, including where the SRA draws the line on client care and independence of advice.
Equality, Wellbeing and Risk in Legal Practice: A Guide for Firms
A practical guide to the SRA's equality, diversity and wellbeing expectations for law firms, and why poor workplace culture is increasingly treated as a regulatory risk factor.
ESG, Sustainability and Greenwashing: A Legal Guide for Advisers
A practical legal guide to greenwashing risk for UK solicitors, covering the CMA's Green Claims Code, the FCA's anti-greenwashing rule, ASA enforcement and directors' duties around ESG claims.
Part 36 Offers and Costs Recovery: A Practical Guide for Litigators
A practical guide to CPR Part 36 offers for litigators, covering formal requirements, costs consequences, drafting pitfalls, and how Part 36 now interacts with Fixed Recoverable Costs and ADR conduct after Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil.
Civil Procedure and Dispute Resolution Update: What's Changed for Litigators
A practical update on Fixed Recoverable Costs expansion, the Churchill ruling on compulsory ADR, and CPR amendments litigators need to know.